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It depends on how you define theocracy.
If it requires direct authority by clergy, then yes, the only theocracy today is Iran, which is a Shiite theocracy. However, if the term theocracy refers to any regime where religious clergy have an inordinate influence in shaping political policy, then many Islamic States like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, ISIL, Somalia, Sudan, and the United Arab Emirates are all Sunni theocracies.
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What is more widely practiced sunni or shiite?
Sunni Islam comprises roughly 85% of the worldwide Islamic population.
Are there more Sunni Muslims or Shiite Muslims?
There are more Sunni Muslims than Shiite Muslims. Shiite Muslims represent about 15% of the global Islamic community whereas Sunni Muslims represent 85%. The numbers of the other sects are negligible.
Who are the world's most powerful leaders in 2009 in the Sunni and Shiite Islamic communities?
shia: Khamenei sunni: ekhvan al-muslemin in Egypt.
Is Gadafi a Sunni or Shiite?
he was Sunni.
Does the split of the Islamic groups of Sunni and Shiite still exist today?
Yes. The two groups remain theologically divided.
Is Pakistan shiite or sunni?
The majority is Sunni.
Was sadam huusein shiite or sunni?
sunni
Are most Iraqis Sunni or Shiite?
Iraq is majority Shiite, but has a significant Sunni minority.
Who are extreme muslims sunni or shiite?
Extremists come from both the Sunni and Shiite camp, but compose a minority in each.
True or False The Arab-Islamic Abbasid Dynasty set up the first Shiite rule of Iraq?
False. The Abbasids were not Shi'a, they were Sunni.
What was the first big Sunni and Shiite fight?
The Fitna Al-Kubra or the First Islamic Civil War (656-661) pitted the Sunni Umayyads against the Ali-led Shiites and the Khawarijites.
Can a Kurd be a Sunni or Shiite?
Yes. There are Sunni Kurds (who form the majority) and Shiite Kurds (who form one of the Kurdish minorities).
